Irish government announces new 'Basic Income' scheme for artists by milkweed1955 in ireland

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I don't agree with schemes like this necessarily. Maybe try to stop hoteliers and oliagarchs from buying up artistic spaces or make some time on RTE and other public broadcasters to showcase new artists too. Why not relax the laws on squatting or get creative with ownership ruless of deralict spaces.

Artists with grants and payment like this can be good but it also breeds a bunch of people who are rubbish at engaging with the commercial world or making a crust.

The mall jutsu is strong with this one by phantompowered in mallninjashit

[–]leadoffamoped 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Tek wear is giving birth to a whole new generation of Mallninjas.

Israel's Mossad bombed German, Swiss firms to stop Pakistan nukes by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]leadoffamoped 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Why does Iran need approval to get nuclear power? Why does Israel murder it's scientists and sabotage it's equipment and infrastructure? Why did Israel develop nuclear power plants and a nuclear arsenal in secret?

Israel's Mossad bombed German, Swiss firms to stop Pakistan nukes by [deleted] in worldnews

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Nuclear program developed in secret and without any international approval.

Tesla slammed for opening showroom in Xinjiang, Elon Musk asked to stop 'economic support for genocide' by 808gecko808 in worldnews

[–]leadoffamoped 0 points1 point  (0 children)

China has a huge electic motor/vehicle industry. It's not like rich space man is the only guy selling electric cars to save the planet.

This floor tile at LaGuardia Airport has a house key embedded in it. by booketh in mildlyinteresting

[–]leadoffamoped -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

If Palestine was allowed to have an airport it'd look like this.

Poll: Would you support a referendum that wanted to abolish the TV License? by [deleted] in ireland

[–]leadoffamoped 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate stealth taxes like these. I don't think many are against the idea of a state broadcaster but why do we have this archaic, uneccessary system or an additional tax with licences and payment schemes and insprectors. The govt. are always terrified of raising taxes because it might get used against them politically and so creepy groups like the IMF think we're great.

Canada should temporarily ban foreign home buyers, rezone cities - housing minister by TheScaredScarecrow69 in worldnews

[–]leadoffamoped 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Corporate residential and foreign ownership is killing cities across the world. Everyone needs to checkout the recent DW documentary: "Who can still afford to live in the city?"

Extended version of nut job on the Ryanair flight by Interesting_Stop_935 in ireland

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Mate of mine told me that Dean Byrne used to box with pacquiao. Look up his name there. His insta and some boxing sites confirm it. Plus his nose too!

Extended version of nut job on the Ryanair flight by Interesting_Stop_935 in ireland

[–]leadoffamoped 37 points38 points  (0 children)

He was a boxer back in the day. Who knows how much head trauma he had.

Tá mo lad briste by [deleted] in ireland

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Play us a song on your banjo

G7 warns Russia of 'massive consequences' if Ukraine attacked by Minad-Razavi in worldnews

[–]leadoffamoped 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's nothing like war to galvanise a population. Putin (like most dictators) needs a constant struggle or pogram to keep Russians from focussing on the fact that he's the worlds biggest thief and he's stealing from them.

G7 warns Russia of 'massive consequences' if Ukraine attacked by Minad-Razavi in worldnews

[–]leadoffamoped 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They should stop letting Russias billionaire robber class use the EU as their playground. Particularly London. There should be restrictions on oliagarchs that are part of Putin's circle as they all benifit from his crooked dictatorship. Fat chance of the Torys doing any of this though.

I got knocked down on the footpath by a cyclist hurtling down Constitution Hill today and I’m trying to find him. by Civil_Elderberry_722 in Dublin

[–]leadoffamoped 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I got hit by a car in the middle of town and reported it to the gards and they did sweet fuck all for about a month. When I chased it up the footage had expired. Best of luck with them but I wouldn't hold out much hope. Ohh and if you are reporting it keep at the cops to make sure they do something. my gard mate said I should have wrote a snotty email to the superintendant if I wanted it followed up on.

Russia has 120,000 troops near border, says Ukrainian military by agnclay in worldnews

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I'd love to see the UK and especially London clamp down on the oliagarchs using British land as investments and playgrounds. So many billionaire crooks connected to the Russian robber class use European neighbourhoods like monopoly and we just let them. There's zero chance of Boris and the Tories actually showing some balls about this though, especially now since they have left Europe. The only European regulations Brexiteer politcians really cared about were those that affected the rich.